With around three weeks until Steve Earle rolls his tour bus into Belfast, we take a look at whats inspired him, where he has come from and take a look at his most recent work. If you ever had any doubt about where Steve Earle’s musical roots are planted, his new collection, So You Wannabe an Outlaw, makes it perfectly plain. “There’s nothing ‘retro’ about this record,” he states, “I’m just acknowledging where I’m coming from.” So You Wannabe an Outlaw is the first recording he has made in Austin, Texas. Earle has lived in New York City for the past decade but he acknowledges, “Look, I’m always gonna be a Texan, no matter what I do. And I’m always going to be somebody who learned their craft in Nashville. It’s who I am.”
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Jonathan Jackson, who plays singer-songwriter Avery Barkley on CMT’s Nashville, has been part of the cast for the entirety of the show’s six-season run. As the final season comes to a close, he’s been looking back at the changes — both on- and off-screen — that have shaped the TV drama’s actors.
Equal parts genius and screwball, Roger Miller was one of the finest songwriters and most colorful characters to ever walk Nashville streets. (Or ride a motor scooter down them: In 1961, Miller, who reportedly had 30 unpaid parking tickets at the time, told The Tennessean that he purchased said scooter to “escape the meter maids.”)
Bigger by Sugarland is released today, and having spent the last week listening to an early preview release there is no denying that the re-teaming of Jennifer Nettles and Kristen Bush under the Sugarland banner has resulted in the creation of an album which only they could have made.
Following the release of her latest EP ‘Mind of Mine’ and her shows opening for US stars Cam & Phil Vassar last month, one of the most exciting voices in the UK’s homegrown country/Americana scene Lisa Wright has revealed the video for lead single ‘Tennessee’. Check out the video below:
Billboard music awards as always has a mega range of artists and performances and those who were country influenced did not disappoint! Winners included Maren Morris for Top Country Female Artist, Florida Georgia Line for Top Country Duo/Group Artist, and Luke Bryan for Top Country Tour. Stay tuned to Taste of Country throughout the NBC telecast of the awards, as we will update the list of official winners throughout the night! Not only will we be watching the country-specific categories, but some all-genre categories in which country artists just might come home as a winner within!
2018 Billboard Music Awards Winners:
Billboard Chart Achievement Award:
Camila Cabello — WINNER!
Cardi B
Drake
Sam Hunt
Ed Sheeran
Top Billboard 200 Artist:
Drake — WINNER!
Kendrick Lamar
Ed Sheeran
Chris Stapleton
Taylor Swift
Top Country Artist:
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Sam Hunt
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton — WINNER!
Thank you to the @BBMAs and all the fans who have supported us and made this possible. pic.twitter.com/3UIATvJIUo
— Chris Stapleton (@ChrisStapleton) May 21, 2018
Top Country Male Artist:
Sam Hunt
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton — WINNER!
Top Country Female Artist:
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris — WINNER!
Congrats, @MarenMorris on your win! #BBMAs pic.twitter.com/krYa3Ros2S
— Billboard Music Awards (@BBMAs) May 21, 2018
Top Country Duo/Group Artist:
Florida Georgia Line — WINNER!
Old Dominion
Zac Brown Band
Top Country Tour:
Luke Bryan — WINNER!
Florida Georgia Line
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
Top Selling Album:
Kendrick Lamar, DAMN.
Pink, Beautiful Trauma
Ed Sheeran, ÷(Divide)
Chris Stapleton, From A Room: Volume 1
Taylor Swift, Reputation — WINNER!
Say hello to @taylorswift13, our #BBMAs winner for Top Female Artist and Top Selling Album! pic.twitter.com/lRsk4Kbom6
— Billboard Music Awards (@BBMAs) May 21, 2018
Top Country Album:
Kane Brown, Kane Brown
Luke Combs, This One’s for You
Thomas Rhett, Life Changes
Chris Stapleton, From A Room: Volume 1 — WINNER!
Brett Young, Brett Young
Top Selling Song:
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber, “Despacito” — WINNER!
Sam Hunt “Body Like a Back Road”
Imagine Dragons “Believer”
Imagine Dragons “Thunder”
Ed Sheeran “Perfect”
Top Country Song:
Kane Brown ft. Lauren Alaina, “What Ifs”
Sam Hunt, “Body Like a Back Road” — WINNER!
Dustin Lynch, “Small Town Boy”
Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line, “Meant to Be”
Brett Young, “In Case You Didn’t Know”
In the latest Podcast from CMNI we catch up with Sam Hunt about his new single ‘Downtown’s Dead’. We also learn about Shania Twain’s amazing support act and Blake Shelton’s new Nashville bar. This podcast features music from Billy Currington, Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley and much more.
Top selling British Country act of all time; The Shires have announced that they are to support Shania Twain on her UK and Ireland tour later this year. The news comes hot off the heels of their third album release last month and Ben having just became a father for a second time.
It’s a great day to be a Sam Hunt fan: The country singer announced via Instagram on Tuesday (May 15) that he would release a brand-new single, “Downtown’s Dead,” on May 16. It’s his first single since the February 2017 release of “Body Like a Back Road,” a song that achieved massive popularity with Hunt’s fanbase and sat at the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart for 25 consecutive weeks, smashing the previousl record
Ever dream of relaxing on Deacon Claybourne’s front porch?
Well now your dreams can come true! — now’s your chance to check out the Nashville landmark on your next trip to Tennessee’s Music City.
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On This Day
- On this day March 01, 1994Dwight Yoakam won Best Male Country Vocal Performance for "Ain't That Lonely Yet" at the 36th Annual Awards. Mary Chapin Carpenter won Best Female Country Vocal Performance, for "Passionate Kisses" and Best Country Vocal Collaboration went to Linda Davis & Reba McEntire for "Does He Love You."
